Paravur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Paravur Assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2001, it has been represented by V. D. Satheesan of the Indian National Congress, who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
| Paravur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Paravur within Ernakulam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,01,478 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
Paravur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Paravur | Municipality | Paravur |
| 2 | Chendamangalam | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 3 | Chittatukara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 4 | Ezhikkara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 5 | Kottuvally | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 6 | Puthanvelikkara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 7 | Varappuzha | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 8 | Vadakkekara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | N. Sivan Pillai | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. A. Damodara Menon | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. T. George | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | Xavier Arakkal | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | A. C. Jose | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | N. Sivan Pillai | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | P. Raju | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | V. D. Satheesan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. D. Satheesan | ||||
| CPI | E. T. Tyson | ||||
| BJP | Valsala Prasanna Kumar | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 2,01,478 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. D. Satheesan | 82,264 | 51.87 |  5.17 | |
| CPI | M. T. Nixon | 60,963 | 38.44 | 4.59 | |
| BDJS | A. B. Jayaprakash | 12,964 | 8.17 |  9.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,113 | 0.70 | 0.14 | |
| BSP | N. K. Biju | 724 | 0.46 | 0.11 | |
| Independent | Sathyaneasan Ezhikkara | 287 | 0.18 | – | |
| Independent | Prasanth | 279 | 0.18 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 21,301 | 13.47 | 0.62 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,217 | 79.02 | 4.92 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.17 |
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2016
There were 1,91,307 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. D. Satheesan | 74,985 | 46.70 | 5.08 | |
| CPI | Sarada Mohan | 54,351 | 33.85 | 10.06 | |
| BDJS | Hari Vijayan | 28,097 | 17.50 | New | |
| SDPI | Faizal | 923 | 0.57 | – | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 900 | 0.56 | New | |
| BSP | Sijikumar K. K. | 557 | 0.35 | 0.06 | |
| Independent | Shinsa Selvaraj | 302 | 0.19 | – | |
| Independent | Sathyaneasan | 261 | 0.16 | – | |
| CPI(ML)L | Jose Thomas | 200 | 0.12 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 20,364 | 12.85 | 4.98 | ||
| Turnout | 1,60,576 | 83.94 | 0.26 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.08 |
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2011
There were 1,71,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. D. Satheesan | 74,632 | 51.78 | 0.72 | |
| CPI | Pannian Ravindran | 62,955 | 43.91 | 0.64 | |
| BJP | E. S. Purushottaman | 3,934 | 2.73 | 0.13 | |
| Independent | K. K. Jyothivas | 754 | 0.52 | − | |
| Independent | P. P. Raveendran | 493 | 0.34 | − | |
| BSP | M. Manoj | 414 | 0.29 | 0.63 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,349 | 7.87 | 0.08 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,124 | 84.20 | 9.19 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||